Job 35

1 Moreover Eliu spoke these words:

And Elihu answereth and saith: —

2 Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say: I am more just than God?

This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said — 'My righteousness [is] more than God's?'

3 For thou saidst: That which is right doth not please thee: or what will it profit thee if I sin?

For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'

4 Therefore I will answer thy words, and thy friends with thee.

I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,

5 Look up to heaven and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher than thee.

Behold attentively the heavens — and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.

6 If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him?

If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

7 And if thou do justly, what shalt thou give him, or what shall he receive of thy hand?

If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man that is like thee: and thy justice may help the son of man.

For a man like thyself [is] thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they shall cry out: and shall wail for the violence of the arm of tyrants.

Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

10 And he hath not said: Where is God, who made me, who hath given songs in the night?

And none said, 'Where [is] God my maker? Giving songs in the night,

11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air.

Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.'

12 There shall they cry, and he will not hear, because of the pride of evil men.

There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

13 God therefore will not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into the causes of every one.

Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

14 Yea when thou shalt say: He considereth not: be judged before him, and expect him.

Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment [is] before Him, and stay for Him.

15 For he doth not now bring on his fury, neither doth he revenge wickedness exceedingly.

And, now, because there is not, He hath appointed His anger, And He hath not known in great extremity.

16 Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge.

And Job [with] vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.